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OMB Control No: 3150-0009	ICR Reference No: 202404-3150-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202101-3150-005
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR 70, Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/17/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2024
Responses	1,036	1,214
Time Burden (Hours)	58,814	37,050
Cost Burden (Dollars)	676	585

Abstract: Part 70 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), establishes requirements for licensees to own, acquire, receive, possess, use, and transfer special nuclear material. The information in the applications, reports, and records is used by the NRC to make licensing and or regulatory determinations concerning the use of special nuclear material.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 68 STAT 919 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 81110	11/21/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 27462	04/17/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
10 CFR 70, Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,036	1,214	-178
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	58,814	37,050	21,764
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	676	585	91

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The overall burden has increased from 37,050 hours to 58,814 hours, an increase of 21,764 hours. The largest changes to the burden are as follows: • As a result of public comments, the burden for eight requirements were adjusted to more accurately represent the resources expended by licensees to meet these requirements (see response #8 above). This increased burden estimates by more than 11,000 hours annually. • A review of the burden estimates in the previous clearance package revealed that burden for existing requirements in 70.21 (application for a license to possess and use special nuclear material in a plutonium processing or fuel fabrication plant, or for a uranium enrichment facility license) was not included in the submission. Burden for 70.21 is included in this submission at 5,000 hours per application, with two anticipated applications annually. This increased the overall burden by 10,000 hours annually. • Based on a review of recent data, fewer applications for licensing actions for existing licensees are anticipated in the upcoming clearance period. The number of annual applications under 70.22, 70.32(c)(1), 70.33, 70.34, 70.39(a), and 70.73 combined is expected to be 40 annually, compared to 60 annually in the last renewal submission. This change resulted in a burden decrease of 4,260 hours (decrease of 20 submissions x 213 hours per submission = 4,260 hours). • Under 70.72, licensees must evaluate, implement, and track each change to the site, structures, processes, systems, equipment, components, computer programs, and activities of personnel. o The NRC staff anticipates an increase in the number of changes requiring pre-approval under 70.72(d)(1). Two additional submissions annually at 800 hours per submission resulted in a burden increase of 1,600 hours. o The staff also anticipates an increase in the number of changes not requiring pre-approval (but requiring an annual submission) under 70.72(d)(2). Two additional submissions at 600 hours per submission resulted in a burden increase of 1,200 hours. The number of respondents increased from 200 to 240, resulting in additional increases in burden for a number of requirements. In addition, in the last renewal, the number of recordkeepers was calculated by summing the respondents column on the recordkeeping table, thus double-counting some respondents who were keeping records under multiple requirements. The current submission uses a de-duplicated count of recordkeepers. The number of responses decreased from 1,214 to 1,036, a decrease of 178, as a result of de-duplicating the number of recordkeeping responses. Each recordkeeper is now only counted once as a response. In addition, there was an increase in professional cost from $278/hr. to $300/hr.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,770,200

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: David Cullison 301 415-2084 david.cullison@nrc.gov

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